Asus Xonar DG - Page 2

I've noticed a peculiar problem with the Xonar DG: the Windows Explorer navigation click sound tends to get distorted. On some clicks it sounds right, but mostly its clipped, like a high pitch thump.

I'm more inclined to think of this as a driver rather than a hardware bug, as I've yet to notice any problems outside Windows Explorer. This is on Windows 7 64bit, mind you.

For the price, its definitely worth a try.

FYI, if anyone is interested there are rebates for the Xonar DG ($10 MIR), Xonar DS ($10 MIR) and Xonar DX ($20 MIR) at Newegg ending today (2010/12/31). So they end up:

DG: $19.99 AR + Shipping  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132020    

DS: $39.99 AR Free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132013

DX: $59.99 AR Free Shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006

I'm trying to decide between the DG and the DX. I'm just using on-board right now to power my BeyerDynamic DT831s. I know the DG has a headphone amp but frankly volume has never been a problem for me. I'm really leaning towards the DX but I guess I'm not entirely sure/clear on what benefits a headphone amp would provide.

Bump, but does anybody have any experiences with this card and Dolby Headphone? What version of DH does it use? I personally own the card, but have not used it with decent 2.0 cans. Regards. 

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Originally Posted by paulkemp 

Bump, but does anybody have any experiences with this card and Dolby Headphone? What version of DH does it use? I personally own the card, but have not used it with decent 2.0 cans. Regards. 

I use it to play left 4 dead2, the dolby headphone works well, give pretty decent 3d sound
 

yes- i use the asus drivers. look at my sig, i use m,any different cans :)

hah. I guess you have a lot of cans :) Nice. Is it difficult to enable DH? Have you heard the FA-003s? How do you think DH would work with those cans? Im getting the HM5s over xmas, and supposedly they have the same sound signature. thx. 

enabling dh is ez- just click a box in the control panel. i had the fa-003 before i upgraded to the fa-002w. they work great with this soundcard

Great news! Thanks for the reply.